McCall named a Manning Star of the Week for third time

NEW ORLEANS – Coastal Carolina redshirt freshman quarterback Grayson McCall has been named a Manning “Star of the Week” by The Manning Award for the third time this season, it was announced on Monday.

He was tabbed a Manning “Star of the Week” on Sept. 14 and again on Oct. 19 earlier this season.

The first-year starter was also named to the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) “Fresh Four” List for his play in the win over Troy last Saturday.

McCall led a late fourth-quarter comeback to defeat Troy 42-38 on the road last Saturday night. He finished the game going 24-of-29 for 338 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception. He also rushed 10 times for 40 yards and a score in the win.

After throwing just his second interception of the season in 10 games which allowed Troy to take the lead with 1:20 left in the game, McCall answered by going 4-of-4 for 71 yards and rushed for four more yards to lead the Chants’ game-winning drive. He connected with Jaivon Heiligh for a 23-yard touchdown pass to cap the five-play, 75-yard drive that took just 45 seconds to put the Chants back on top 42-38, where the final score would stand.

The 24 pass completions and 338 yards were both career highs, while his three touchdowns give him eight games this season with two touchdown passes or more for the contest.

With the win, the Chants finished the regular season undefeated at 11-0. The perfect regular season (11-0) is the first-ever in Coastal Carolina’s program history and also the first-ever in the Sun Belt Conference.